Lethal Sting
Hour of Devastation 67 • common
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control.
Destroy target creature.
Initiates once believed defeat was the worst fate possible—a sentiment they quickly abandoned.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lethal Sting was released in 2017 as part of the Hour of Devastation expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the plane of Amonkhet, the card reflects the dark, thematic shift as the God-Pharaoh Nicol Bolas returns to reclaim his realm. The design focuses on the mechanics of sacrifice, requiring players to remove a creature from their own board to fuel a powerful removal spell, which mirrors the bleak and survival-focused narrative of the set.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Mathias Kollros, who was tasked with visualizing the lethal, necrotic energy associated with the Bolas-aligned forces. The artwork depicts a figure succumbing to a dark, crystalline corruption, emphasizing the high cost of the spell. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, utility-focused removal option, noted by players for its efficiency in limited formats where sacrifice triggers could be leveraged for additional strategic value.
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